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Who is a better leader?

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Who is Better Leader?

Who is a better leader - President Bush or Senator Kerry?

Survey of 3,000 adults over preceding three nights This table is updated every Monday

RR	Who is a better leader?
	All Adults			Men			Women
	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure
Oct 25	49	41	10	52	40	9	47	43	11
Oct 18	50	40	10	53	36	11	46	44	10
Oct 11	51	39	11	52	36	12	49	42	10
Oct 4	50	40	11	53	38	10	47	41	12
Sept 27	50	38	12	55	36	10	46	40	14
Sept 20	50	37	14	53	34	13	47	39	15
Sept 13	49	37	14	50	38	12	47	37	16
Sept 6	50	38	12	51	38	11	50	37	13
Aug 30	49	38	12	50	39	11	49	37	14
Aug 23	46	40	14	48	39	13	44	41	15
Aug 16	48	38	14	48	38	14	49	38	14
Aug 9	48	39	13	54	37	9	43	41	16
Aug 2	46	41	14	50	38	13	42	44	15
July 26	48	37	15	51	36	13	46	37	18
July 19	48	36	16	50	36	14	47	35	19
July 12	47	38	14	51	36	13	44	41	15
July 5	No polling July 4th
June 28	47	35	18	49	38	13	45	33	22
June 21	45	34	20	46	34	20	45	34	21
June 14	48	35	18	50	34	16	45	36	19
June 7	48	35	17	51	36	13	46	33	20
May 31	47	33	19	49	34	17	45	33	22
May 24	47	33	20	52	32	16	42	35	23
May 17	46	36	19	48	36	16	43	35	22
May 10	46	35	19	50	34	16	42	35	23
May 3	48	35	18	50	33	17	45	36	19
Apr 26	51	32	16	52	33	14	51	31	18
Apr 19	47	34	19	50	35	15	44	34	22
Apr 12	47	33	20	49	34	17	46	31	23
Apr 5	47	34	19	49	35	16	45	34	21

Survey of 3,000 adults over preceding three nights This table is updated every Monday

RR	Who is a better leader?
	All Adults			Investors			Non-Investors
	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure
Oct 25	49	41	10	48	43	9	51	38	11
Oct 18	50	30	10	50	41	10	49	40	11
Oct 11	51	39	11	50	41	9	51	36	13
Oct 4	50	40	11	51	40	9	48	39	13
Sept 27	50	38	12	52	37	11	48	39	14
Sept 20	50	37	14	50	38	12	49	35	16
Sept 13	49	37	14	51	38	12	46	37	18
Sept 6	50	38	12	49	40	10	52	34	14
Aug 30	49	38	12	49	40	10	49	35	16
Aug 23	46	40	14	46	41	13	45	39	16
Aug 16	48	38	14	49	39	12	47	37	16
Aug 9	48	39	13	47	41	12	50	36	14
Aug 2	46	41	14	47	42	11	45	38	17
July 26	48	37	15	48	38	14	48	35	17
July 19	48	36	16	47	37	16	50	33	17
July 12	47	38	14	50	38	13	44	40	17
July 5	No polling July 4th
June 28	47	35	18	47	37	16	47	33	20
June 21	45	34	20	48	35	17	42	34	25
June 14	48	35	18	48	34	18	48	36	17
June 7	48	35	17	47	36	16	50	33	17
May 31	47	33	19	49	35	16	44	32	24
May 24	47	33	20	48	35	17	46	31	23
May 17	46	36	19	48	35	17	42	36	22
May 10	46	35	19	47	35	19	45	35	20
May 3	48	35	18	48	34	18	46	35	19
Apr 26	51	32	16	49	35	16	55	29	16
Apr 19	47	34	19	48	36	17	46	33	21
Apr 12	47	33	20	48	33	19	47	32	21
Apr 5	47	34	19	48	35	17	45	33	21

Survey of 3,000 adults over preceding three nights This table is updated every Monday

RR	Who is a better leader?
	Republicans			Democrats			Unaffiliated
	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure	Bush	Kerry	Not Sure
Oct 25	88	9	3	18	71	11	44	40	16
Oct 18	88	8	4	16	73	11	47	35	18